I hope you feel refreshed and anew.
Today, is a new day to get through.
Fear building a defensive mental wall.
In the turmoil a moment of silence.
In between breathes of your conscience.
You build a refuge of resilience.
Get up after the fall!
I am not a beast.
I came this far to tread.
I won't give up until I'm dead.
I'm greater than an anxious fear.
I'm passionate, visionary and clear.
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EU-US data transfers after Schrems II
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By Shanti Ariker, SVP, General Counsel and Maarten Van Horenbeeck, SVP & Chief Information Security Officer
Last updated November 8, 2022
Here at Zendesk, we believe that trust is at the core of all our interactions with our customers. We recognize the importance of customer trust and of customers' privacy and the security of their data. Global privacy regulations are evolving at a rapid pace and we are focused on providing the tools our customers need to enable compliance.
As a customer, it's important to understand how vendors use and secure your data. That is why we strive to be transparent about Service Data processed by our products and services, whether there is an international transfer of data, and what risks are associated with the type of data or processing concerned.
Since the Schrems II decision in July of 2020, regarding the legality of transatlantic data transfers, we have taken the following steps to enable cross-border transfers of personal data in accordance with EU privacy requirements:
Binding corporate rules and Standard contractual clauses
We provide EU Binding Corporate Rules ("BCR") for both Controller and Processor, considered the "gold standard" for international data transfers. BCRs are company-wide data protection policies that have been approved for data transfers by our Data Protection Authority. We provide a Data Processing Agreement (DPA), which incorporates our EU BCRs and the new June 2021 Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Our DPA also provides additional safeguards to Annex II of the new DPA/SCCs and provides details on our system access controls, data access controls, transmission controls, and network architecture and security.
Transfer impact assessment guide
We also provide a Transfer Impact Assessment Guide to assist you with knowing your transfers and enabling you to complete the required case-by-case privacy impact assessment and analysis (upon request).
When it comes to government surveillance, we believe that law enforcement and national security agencies should engage customers first, rather than service providers. We have received very few law enforcement requests over the years, as detailed in our transparency report, which we update every six months. We have not and will not build any backdoors to allow government authorities to circumvent our security measures.
We regularly undergo self-assessment and independent, external testing and certification. Our security certifications from third-party auditors include SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2013, and ISO 27018:2014.
Regional data hosting options
We also offer a way to store your data on a regional basis. You have the option to have your service data for select covered functionality hosted in the United States, European Economic Area (EEA), Japan (JP), or Australia (AU). A full description of which services can be hosted in your chosen region is located in our regional data hosting policy page.
Looking ahead: Zendesk's roadmap for future trust features
In this rapidly changing regulatory environment, we are committing to building additional features to provide an enhanced level of protection for our customers.
During 2022, Zendesk is working on the following privacy and data protection features to support customers:
Bring your own key (BYOK) encryption that will give customers the ability to encrypt their service data using their own enterprise key management system
Data Center Location support for all Agent Workspace features
Improved data deletion, access control and auditing features on customer data
An offering to provide EU-only based customer support, to limit the location of customer advocates with access to your service data
Zendesk is committed to supporting our customers in navigating new data protection and privacy regulations. We are encouraged by the ongoing discussions between the European Commission and the United States government to build a new framework for Europeans' personal data that is transferred to the United States.
Have questions? Please contact your Zendesk account executive or our privacy team at euprivacy@zendesk.com.
For more information on our privacy and security program, please see the below resources:
Schrems II – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide
Data processing addendum with new SCCs
Regional data hosting policy
How we protect your service data
Information on U.S. Privacy Safeguards White Paper by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce
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While your dog has probably mastered "sit" and "stay," his best trick is something he didn't need to be taught. Dog owners are the first to say they share a special bond with their pets, and part of that relationship is due to a dog's ability to pick up on emotional cues. They're capable of empathy, and when combined with their incredible sense of smell and natural intuition, it can sometimes feel like they're reading your mind. Here are a few examples.
Your dog processes visual and auditory cues, and even if you're not crying, they recognize behavior associated with sadness and depression. They can also smell the hormones associated with those negative feelings. Your sadness will be obvious, and they'll likely take action to show concern and offer comfort. They won't be able to solve all your problems, but it's hard to stay sad when your dog is licking your face.
Angry people frown more, they cross their arms, and they have elevated heart rates. Your spouse might not pick up on those cues, but your dog will. According to "Animal Cognition", dogs will actively seek out happy faces over angry faces. They don't know why the face is angry, but they know anger is a negative emotion they'd rather not deal with. If you and your spouse are fighting, don't be surprised if your dog chooses to leave the room.
Sometimes a dog's ability to predict your next move is flat-out spooky. Like the Collie who knows just by looking at you that you're thinking about going on a walk. You didn't move toward the leash or put your shoes on, but he starts barking by the door anyway. Then there's the hound that knows even before you turn on the water he's about to get a bath. He uses his psychic knowledge to do everything he can to escape his fate. Researchers say eye contact, and not supernatural clairvoyance, is the explanation behind this trick. Dogs can follow your gaze and read body language to put two and two together.
Whether it's the flu or something more serious, your dog's powerful sniffer can detect subtle differences in your body chemistry. Besides smell, your dog will also notice changes in your behavior. If you're still in bed when you're usually up early, they'll recognize that as a change in their daily routine. Dogs are so good at knowing when people are sick some are trained in early disease detection. They can tell if a person has lung cancer by smelling their breath, and they can alert a person with diabetes of changes with their blood sugar.
Poets have been struggling for years to come up with an adequate definition for love, but in science, it's all about a chemical reaction. When you look at someone you love, your body releases hormones including dopamine and serotonin. Those chemicals are responsible for your feelings of happiness and joy. If your dog is around when you're busy staring into your loved one's eyes, they'll smell those hormonal changes. They'll add that information to what they've already determined based on your body language, and voila, they know you're in love.
There's no point in hiding your feelings when your dog is around. Try as you might, your dog will be able to sense your secrets. They're more intuitive than most people, and that's part of why we love them. There's no need to explain how you're feeling, they just know.


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Pseudacris fouquettei es una especie de anfibio anuro de la familia Hylidae.

Distribución geográfica
Esta especie es endémica de los Estados Unidos. Se encuentra en:

 el este de Oklahoma;
 el sureste de Misuri;
 Arkansas
 el este de Texas;
 Luisiana;
 el este y sur de Mississippi;
 el lejano oeste de Tennessee.

Taxonomía
Hasta 2007, los especímenes de esta especie se consideraban pertenecientes a Pseudacris feriarum.

Etimología
Esta especie lleva el nombre en honor a Martin Jack Fouquette, Jr..

Publicación original
 Lemmon, Lemmon, Collins & Cannatella, 2008: A new North American chorus frog species (Amphibia: Hylidae: Pseudacris) from the south-central United States. Zootaxa, n.º1675, p. 1-30.

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Q: What does an element of $\Bbb{Q}\otimes_\Bbb{Z}A$ look like? I have the functor $~~~\Bbb{Q}\otimes_\Bbb{Z}-~~~$ from $\Bbb{Z}$-modules to $\Bbb{Q}$-vectorspaces. If I consider a left exact sequence of $\Bbb{Z}$-modules $$0\rightarrow A\stackrel{f}{\rightarrow} B\rightarrow C$$and then apply the functor I get $$0\rightarrow \Bbb{Q}\otimes_\Bbb{Z}A\stackrel{id_\Bbb{Q}\otimes f}{\rightarrow} \Bbb{Q}\otimes_\Bbb{Z}B\rightarrow \Bbb{Q}\otimes_\Bbb{Z}C$$ First I only want to check that $\ker(id_\Bbb{Q}\otimes f)=im(0\rightarrow \Bbb{Q}\otimes_\Bbb{Z}A)$. So more precisly I want to check that $\ker(id_\Bbb{Q}\otimes f)=0$. But my problem is that I don't see how an element looks like in $\Bbb{Q}\otimes_\Bbb{Z}A$. I mean I know that in $u\otimes v\in U\otimes V$ where $(u,v)\in U\times V$. But is it here the same so does an element looks like $q\otimes a$ for $(q,a)\in \Bbb{Q}\times A$? Because in the lecture our prof somehow wrote something like $\sum_i q_i\otimes a_i$. Why do we need a sum? Is this more useful to prove injectivity? And is my idea with $q\otimes a$ wrong or does it also works with this representation?
It would be nice if someone could explain this to me a bit in detail since I'm really confused.
Thanks for your help.

A: What @EricWofsey says in the comments is true, and yet in the special case of $\mathbb Q \otimes_{\mathbb Z} A$ we can rewrite a general element in the form $q \otimes a$ by "adding fractions".
Consider a general element $\sum_i q_i \otimes a_i$ where $q_i = \frac{n_i}{d_i}$ with $n_i,d_i \in \mathbb Z$ and $d_i > 0$. Let $d$ be the "least common denominator", that is, the least common multiple of the $d_i$'s. Let $p_i = d / d_i$ so $q_i = \frac{n_i p_i}{d}$. Then
$$\sum_i q_i \otimes a_i = \sum_i \frac{n_i p_i}{d} \otimes a_i = \sum_i \frac{1}{d} n_i p_i \otimes a_i = \frac{1}{d} \otimes \sum_i n_i p_i a_i
$$
and clearly $\sum_i n_i p_i a_i \in A$.

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The 10 Bright Things Brought to the World in 2022
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Verily, the good can only be appreciated when we truly take the time to acknowledge it. As we are nearly closing 2022's doors, we found it necessary to reflect on the positive events that transpired in the last 355 days as of December 22nd, 2022. As a global conscience, what are the memorable breakthroughs we have this year to thank for? Let us go down memory lane and underpin this year's brightness. Here are the 10 bright things that were brought to the world in 2022:
A Promising WHO-approved Malaria Vaccine
After clinical trials of a previous malaria vaccine showed partial prevention efficacy, the newly developed vaccine denoted R21 has shown a more promising outcome in prevention. Clinical trials conducted in Burkina Faso, where malaria is seasonal, on 450 children demonstrated that R21 affords prevention up to 80%, compared to the previous vaccine that only exhibited 40-50% prevention effectiveness.
Malaria is a rampant parasitic endemic that ravages hundreds of thousands of lives year in and year out, therefore, an effective vaccine aiming at its prevention presents hopes of saving lives in affected regions of the world.
The Return to Normal
The outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020 put the world at a halt, with limited freedom of movement, the wearing of masks, and mandatory hand sanitisation practices, among others. Not to say that hygiene is no longer a priority but, it is less likely now to find a security guard ensuring that everyone sanitises their hands at the entrance of a supermarket.
A more open job market, travel restrictions have been lifted, people no longer have to wear surgical masks, and we do not encounter COVID-19 marshalls in shopping malls anymore. In 2022, many countries waned restrictions brought about by COVID-19 by virtue of the successful vaccines deployed and the acquired immunity in the masses, thereby lowering death risks.
Tigers Are Given More Habitat in China
After decades of human activities, including urbanisation, and agricultural development, to name a few, wild tigers in China were going extinct. In 2010, the total population of wild tigers was estimated to be no more than 20, of which most had crossed the border to Russia.
The survival of wild tigers was greatly menaced, a dire strait giving birth to the government's conservation efforts. In 2016, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park, covering an area of 14,600 square kilometres, was opened to safeguard China's ecological diversity.
Today, as per the latest data, the number of Siberian tigers has surpassed 50 from 27 five years ago. In 2010, China, along with other countries, set out to bring wild tigers back from extinction, and double the number of wild tigers by 2022. China stupendously achieved this goal and is on the right track to restoring ecological balance for wild tigers.
A Consensus is Reached at COP27
For years, Western nations that have discharged the majority of historical emissions resisted discussion to evade laying down a possible standard on financial accountability. At COP 27, these countries abandoned their protests and agreed to form the loss and damage fund.
Holistic Healing in Canada
In efforts to improve patients' mental and physical health, healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses, in four Canadian provinces joined forces to bring Park Prescriptions in collaboration with Parks Canada.
The program dubbed PaRx—Pa for Parks and Rx for prescriptions—aims to use nature to provide wellbeing to people in addition to mainstream treatments. Doctors and other licensed healthcare professionals, who registered to this program, can prescribe a one year-long pass to national parks to their patients.
The pass, worth 75 Canadian Dollars and free for 17 years old and under, grants unlimited yearly access to national parks, marine conservation areas, and national historic sites. As medical research backs the benefits of connecting to nature, we hope to see the expansion of this project and witness more of its positive effects.
A Groundbreaking HIV Vaccine Is Undergoing Trials
In May 2022, good news in global health hit the scene when Moderna announced phase 1 of clinical trials for their mRNA HIV vaccine. In recent years, many treatments curbing the effects of HIV have been available, but no vaccine has passed clinical trials yet. The early phases of clinical trials, including an initial and booster dose on HIV-negative individuals, serve to test the safety and monitor the immune response to determine the effectiveness of this vaccine.
The search for an HIV vaccine has posed challenges over the past decades. Moderna in collaboration with International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) worked on this innovative vaccine to advance towards this global health issue.
London-based Café Offers Employment to Disabled Youth
Having learning disabilities may often impede the affected to have a fair chance on the job market. Social enterprise, Fair Shot Cafe, launched its training and employment opportunities program in 2021 to empower young adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.
The learning program is done in partnership with West London College. One year later, it has made a substantial impact, with 100% of job-ready graduates currently in employment.
The World Cup in Qatar 2022
The World Cup gave us a 28 day-long moment of euphoria as 32 qualifying nations played football in Qatar. Despite the initial controversy surrounding the build-up to it, it was a successful event. The world champion who came out to be Argentina, defeating the 2018's winner France, made their country proud.
A Spectacular View of Galaxies by NASA
In July 2022, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope delivered astounding full-colour images of space, welcoming a new era in astronomy. The images captured the deepest and sharpest infra-red images of a universe very distant from us. The lights showed in this image are 4.6 billion years old, an insight into an unimaginable distant past. The crisp images obtained are a monumental breakthrough for NASA, progressing in the investigation of the universe.
Those Reading Have Lived 355 Days Longer
If you are reading this article, it means that you are alive and have lived 355 days of the year 2022. Be grateful for this opportunity. Life is made up of positive and negative things because everything is in the universe is created as a pair of opposites. Do not be let down by negativity, but rather use it to remind yourself you have the gift of life. Spread love and strive to become a better version of yourself day in and day out, and year in and year out.
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However, towards the latter part of his first year in power the momentum for change has faltered. He has tended more and more to backslide towards the Right. Dragged and rendered as casualty in that flow and ebb were the peace talks of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines-National Democratic Front of the Philippines (GRP-NDFP), which Duterte had vowed to resume, and to complete and begin implementing the substantive agreements (on social, economic and political reforms) within his term.
The formal negotiations resumed on August 22 in an atmosphere of amity and euphoria: the new president had caused the release of 21 NDFP consultants and staff, enabling them to participate in the talks. As regards the other 400 political prisoners, he had offered (in May before he took office) to issue an amnesty proclamation to expedite their release.
The two parties reaffirmed the 12 previously signed agreements (from 1992 to 2004) and "resolved to conduct formal talks and consultations in accordance with said agreements" (Joint Statement, August 26, 2016). They reconstituted the list of NDFP consultants given safety and immunity guarantees under the JASIG (Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees) and completed the requisite guidelines to implement the CARHRIHL (Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law).
Furthermore, they have agreed to accelerate the pace of the negotiations, setting up the necessary mechanisms and procedures, and made significant gains in three successive rounds of formal negotiations until the end of January 2017. Then something happened that rudely interrupted the good things going on so well, as acknowledged by both negotiating panels.
The war hawks avidly exploited to their advantage an initiative by President Duterte (which they had probably suggested) that has turned into a problematic and troublesome element in the peace talks: his declaration on August 21 of an indefinite unilateral ceasefire.
In May 2016, when as president-elect he met with then NDFP emissary Fidel Agcaoili and committed to resume the long-suspended peace talks, Duterte did not at all speak of a ceasefire. Neither was a ceasefire declaration discussed during the June preliminary bilateral talks between his emissaries and the NDFP negotiating panel held in Oslo, Norway. But when he delivered his first state-of-the-nation address in July, he announced a unilateral ceasefire, which he hastily withdrew because the NDFP did not immediately reciprocate with a similar ceasefire declaration. It was explained to him later that the NDFP had waited for details on how the ceasefire would be implemented before issuing its reciprocal unilateral ceasefire declaration.
A day before the formal resumption of the peace talks, Duterte again declared an indefinite unilateral ceasefire. This time the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the NDFP responded by declaring their reciprocal indefinite unilateral ceasefire.
Absent mutually-agreed guidelines for implementing the reciprocal unilateral ceasefires, the war hawks moved fast to carry out their devious plan: aggressively they pushed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP )counterinsurgency operations, misrepresented as assistance to government "peace and development" programs, in hinterland and rural communities under the control or influence of the CPP and the New People's Army (NPA). Over five months, AFP intruded into and occupied 500 barangays nationwide, spurring complaints from the affected communities that the state security forces subjected them to threats, harassments, and other forms of abuses and human rights violations. The violations have been duly documented by the human rights monitoring organization, Karapatan (whose Secretary General is an independent observer in the Joint Monitoring Committee [JMC] under the CARHRIHL), and submitted to the NDFP panel.
Through those five months, the ceasefire held as the NPA consistently evaded engaging the intruding state forces in combat, thus evincing sincere adherence to its own unilateral ceasefire declaration. However, the CPP raised to the NDFP panel its complaints against the AFP's persistent deceitful violations of the ceasefire. On two occasions — Nov. 4, 2016 and Jan. 4, 2017 — the NDFP panel handed over the documented complaints to the GRP panel.
Having observed no change in the AFP's actions, the CPP served notice to the NDFP panel that the situation on the ground was becoming untenable, and that soon it would withdraw its ceasefire declaration. During the third round of formal talks (held in Rome in late January), the NDFP panel relayed that notice to its government counterpart, warning that the AFP violations were already endangering the peace talks. On February 1, 2017, the CPP announced its ceasefire withdrawal.
Although he was apprised by the NDFP panel of the reason for the withdrawal, President Duterte angrily reacted to the maliciously distorted information fed to him by the war hawks about the NPA allegedly violating its own ceasefire. Peremptorily he cancelled the peace talks and in his characteristic blustering called the NPA "terrorists". Picking up from there, his defense secretary declared an "all-out war" against the NPA, egregiously tagging the NPA as "terrorists no different from the Abu Sayyaf".
Within three weeks Duterte walked back on his cancellation of the peace talks, taking recourse in back-channel talks towards continuing the formal negotiations. Perplexingly, he didn't rescind the Defense Department's all-out war declaration. He even egged on the AFP and Philippine National Police (PNP) to use all their assets and "flatten the hills" (the presumed redoubts of the NPA) through aerial bombings and artillery bombardments.
That was not all he failed or opted not to do before the fourth round of negotiations began in April. During the March 11 back-channel talks, the two parties agreed that upon resuming the cancelled negotiations each side would issue simultaneous and reciprocal unilateral ceasefire declarations. But according to his defense secretary, Duterte didn't order the issuance of the GRP declaration. Hence the NPA had no choice but to engage in self-defense and counter-offensives.
We know who are the war hawks and main peace saboteurs: Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Ano, and other government officials in the Duterte Cabinet so-called security cluster. They have sustained black propaganda, aimed at discrediting the Red Fighters, casting doubt on the sincerity of the revolutionary forces in the peace negotiations, and impugning the credentials of the NDFP panel.
The cabinet security cluster's intervention delayed for two days the opening ceremonies of the fourth round of negotiations, held in The Netherlands. There being no ceasefire in place, they pressed the GRP panel to insist on placing in the agenda the negotiation and signing of a prolonged indefinite bilateral or joint ceasefire agreement ahead of the scheduled negotiations on a Comprehensive Agreement on Social and Economic Reforms (CASER). The NDFP panel rejected the proposal, saying it violates the previously signed agreements both panels had reaffirmed and agreed to comply with, foremost the four-point agenda set by The Hague Joint Declaration (1992), and the Joint Agreement on the Sequence, Formation and Operationalization of the Reciprocal Working Committees (1995).
Nonetheless, the fourth round of negotiations concluded with positive results.
The two panels skirted the threatening impasse by crafting and signing an Agreement on an Interim Joint Ceasefire, which provides that the guidelines and ground rules for implementation will be worked on by the panels' respective ceasefire committees "in-between formal talks". No ceasefire can take effect until after the guidelines and implementing rules have been finalized, signed by the panels and approved by the principals of both parties.
For the records, presidential peace adviser Jesus G. Dureza hailed the fourth round as "the farthest point we have already achieved in our negotiations with the CPP-NPA-NDF". And he stated that in his formal statement at the opening ceremonies.
But the cabinet security cluster didn't find the agreement on an interim ceasefire suitable to them. At the scheduled fifth round of negotiations in May, they pressed on with their original proposal that the NDFP definitively had rejected. Not only that. They demanded that the CPP recall its order to the NPA for intensified tactical offensives against state security forces to manifest its opposition to Duterte's May 23 declaration of martial law and suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in the whole of Mindanao — which targeted the "dismantling" of the NPA.
Buckling to such pressure, the GRP panel announced it would not participate in the fifth round. That was a bad move—made worse by Duterte's warning the NDFP consultants then in The Netherlands not to return to Manila as he would have them incarcerated. For a number of days both the GRP and NDFP delegations were stuck at the hotel venue, holding ad-hoc unilateral meetings, and taking walks in between free meals courtesy of the Royal Norwegian Government. Third party facilitator Ambassador Elisabeth Slattum tried, in vain, various means to get the two panels, or the reciprocal working committees, to sit down together even informally and discuss matters of mutual concern.
Of course, the peace saboteurs succeeded in obstructing the progress of the negotiations on the CASER because President Duterte permitted their scheming. He wanted to assuage the war hawks bent on wangling a prolonged bilateral ceasefire as a means to stanch the sustained growth in strength of the revolutionary forces, dreaming of pushing the latter ultimately into capitulation and pacification, as has happened in the cases of many peace agreements in other parts of the world.
The NDFP has made it clear it's fully aware of the war hawks' capitulation-pacification trap and does not wish to fall into it. Besides, putting in place a prolonged and indefinite ceasefire agreement before there are substantive agreements on social, economic, political and constitutional reforms, it emphasizes, will betray the trust of the oppressed and exploited masses, the intended prime beneficiaries of such reforms.
Similarly, Duterte wanted to placate the neoliberal clique composing his economic managers and the pro-imperialists in various government offices. They make no bones about their opposition to the social and economic reforms that are moving towards adoption in the peace negotiations—particularly the basic concepts and ramifications of a genuine agrarian reform program and rural development (ARRD) and of national industrialization and economic development (NIED).
Duterte made the hollow excuse that he has to consult many advisers, particularly the military — which he has been pampering with financial and other incentives. He claimed that he has no control on everything within his vast sphere of authority. Thus he has become mum on his publicly-repeated commitment to accelerate and complete the peace negotiations on substantive reforms. Worse, he has reneged on his offer of amnesty for the 400 political prisoners identified in a list submitted by the NDFP panel.
Ironically, the President hems and haws just as the talks are beginning to produce results that open up opportunities for his "government of change" and the NDFP to work together in improving the dire living conditions of the people, particularly of the majority poor, which he has vowed to ameliorate.
In July, President Duterte had cancelled the back-channel talks between the two panel heads and their working teams on what should be in the agenda of the fifth round of formal negotiations, tentatively set in the latter part of August.
In a long adlib portion of his second state-of-the-nation address, Duterte said he was no longer in the mood to talk peace with the Left. He let out his recrimination over the NPA's continued attacks on government forces and installations after he had declared martial law in Mindanao. Exaggerating an incident in Arakan, North Cotabato on July 20, he publicly claims the NPA planned to ambush him in one of his land travels through the region. "How can we talk when you're ambushing me!" he blustered.
Of course, there was no such plan to ambush the President. What actually happened was that the NPA had set up a checkpoint in Arakan to deliver a message: that under martial law, the NPA can set a checkpoint in an area it chooses along the highway, as it has been doing for years.
Coincidentally, two unmarked vehicles that the sentries had stopped to check on turned out to belong to the Presidential Security Group. When the driver of the first car sensed the odd situation, he sped through the checkpoint. In quick reaction, the Red fighters shot its rear wheels stopping the vehicle. The second car also sped past the checkpoint. Although it managed to get away, it met with a volley of gunfire that wounded four of the men on board. After a while, the NPA unit left the area without harming the men who locked themselves inside the stalled PSG vehicle.
Will the peace talks continue?
Thus far the GRP has not made a formal written notification to the NDFP terminating the JASIG, which in effect would also terminate the peace talks. The protocol calls for the NDFP to acknowledge the notice of termination, which would take effect 30 days after the acknowledgment.
Meantime, all the NDFP consultants "stranded" in The Netherlands to evade arrest have safely returned to the Philippines. However, the gung-ho solicitor general (the government's chief lawyer) has filed a court petition calling for the cancellation of their bail to enable the police to re-arrest them. Thus far no further legal action has been announced.
NSC Director General Hermogenes Esperon, Jr.
via conditional presidential pardon, including one of three NDFP consultants. The 19 had been convicted of trumped-up common crime charges and were already recommended for conditional pardon. Peace advocates are pushing for the release of more political prisoners to improve the chances of continuing the peace talks.
During the waiting period, bilateral discussions on the CASER have continued in Manila. The bilateral teams formed to help reconcile contentious provisions in the GRP and the NDFP drafts of the CASER recently held a three-day working meeting. The meeting has achieved consensus on many aspects of agrarian reform and rural development (ARRD), including the scope and coverage, disposition of land, and modes of compensation to landowners. They are expected to submit recommendations to their respective reciprocal working committees, which can help accelerate the formal negotiations on the CASER.
As matters stand, it's obvious that the interruptions of the peace negotiations caused by the ceasefire imbroglio since February have put in jeopardy the mutually-targeted completion of the CASER negotiations before the end of 2017. At best, in the next formal negotiation rounds the panels can target the completion of a partial agreement on agrarian reform and rural development.
But that can happen only if the GRP relents on pushing ahead negotiations on a prolonged bilateral or joint ceasefire.


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Interview at the Bull & Gate
Interview at the Bull & Gate
by Andy (quirk) Thomas July 12th, 2000
The Bull & Gate looks like a very presentable London pub when you enter the bar, no different from many others. But then you take a trip to "the other side" through some side doors and you are in encapsulated toilet circuit rock n' roll. Dusty sofas and wobbly tables strewn over a slightly sticky carpet with some ominous doors in one wall leading to the gig area. We're here to meet a band that have acquired somewhat of a residency in the venue, The Fighting Cocks. Comprising 5 members (4 present) the band have managed to play just about every venue in London, appear on local television, and strike a deal with RCA through the same A&R man who signed Take That. Their sound is very hard to describe, samples of everything from gabba to banghra are strategically placed over beats with guitars that are so overdriven they sound like revving engines. Then four vocals come on, singing, rapping, screaming, shouting... Oh and they dance in spontaneous shambolic stage routines. In toilet venues. Steps meet Digital Hardcore anyone?
Talking to the band is predictably hard, with each member looking out for the others against anything they consider out of order. All members have had experience of interviews before, three of them veterans of London's various glam punk pop scenes. It's hard to know if they're taking the piss or not a lot of the time. After getting off on totally the wrong foot by not buying them drinks (hey, what do you think this is? The NME?!) we're away.
**Me:** Introduce yourselves for those who don't know.
**Molly:** I am Princess Molly, rapper and bad singer.
**Charlie:** Charlie, rapper, bad singer, guitarist.
**Cha cha:** Cha Cha Demore, Bez! The one who blagged her way in and has no talent with anything!
**Kinky:** That's not true!
**Me:** You don't have any maracas!
**Cha cha:** Unfortunately not, but I do have pom poms!
**Kinky:** I'm Kinky, shouter and bad dancer.
**Me:** How did you meet?
**Charlie:** We're all related.
(Raised eyebrow)
**Cha cha:** You didn't know that did you?!
**Me:** I find it hard to believe.
**Charlie:** Get your id out Moll. (Molly and Charlie then proceed to show me proof that they have the same last name).
**Me:** So if you're all related how come it's taken until now for you to form a band?
**Cha cha:** That's a bit personal really isn't it.
**Charlie:** No, no, I can tell you. I used to be in a band called Sey Coccurer, who were anglo Hungarian, and I speant most of my time out there blagging it doing Hungarian things. Molly was in The Beatmolls. What we didn't know was that we doing the same sort of music, although she was a bit more Sigue Sigue Sputnik. I fell out with the Hungarian singer and came back. We all used to see each other at weddings and funerals and that.
**Cha cha:** I don't normally do family functions, i'm not normally out and about.
**Charlie:** I blame auntie Ev actually.
**Cha cha:** We're all a bit spread out, my family are the "West London" family who seperate themselves from the other family so I don't know them all. I'm not that much of a blood relation with Charlie though, I'd like to make that clear!
**Me:** So why did you form?
**Charlie:** Nothing better to do.
**Molly:** Tunes going round and round our heads.
**Charlie:** And what is the best way of getting into places for free?
**Kinky:** Be in a band!
**Me:** So what do you want to achieve?
**Charlie:** Destroy ourselves! Destroy every venue in London - but we keep failing 'cos they keep asking us back. It's gotta stop!
**Cha cha:** We've played in 2 gigs in Germany and lots in London.
**Charlie:** We have a residency here and other places we've played are the Hope & Anchor, LA2, Dublin Castle, Crystal Palace Bowl, Camden Falcon...
**Cha cha:** The Scala, the Monarch...
**Kinky:** The Backyard Club...
**Molly:** Ooh, and Stuart's party! With a tape deck in the kitchen!
**Cha cha:** We're available all the time 'cos we hang out together.
**Me:** With a self destructive streak in you why do you think a major label got interested?
**Charlie:** The tunes, the tunes!
**Cha cha:** They have a meeting and decide "ooh let's get a little new alternative band".
**Molly:** The label just copies everyone else. They've got Westlife, which is their Boyzone, they've got Christina Aguilera, which is their Britney, and we're supposed to be their Prodigy.
**Charlie:** Oh, I wanted to be their Slipknot!
**Me:** Someone called you the mainstream version of Atari Teenage Riot...
**Charlie:** Who said that!
**Kinky:** It was you wasn't it!
**Charlie:** (picks up the dictaphone and speels something Hungarian into it. I'm not even going to attempt to translate!)
**Cha cha:** Like he's going to be able to translate that!
**Charlie:** The mainstream Atari Teenage Riot is The Prodigy. Could you see "Come on you cunts" sweeping up the charts?
**Cha cha:** It's not going to happen. The most mainstream we have, which is really quite mainstream, is "Love Somebody" but the rest of the songs we're just not willing to censor them.
**Kinky:** We're going to get a Parental Guidance sticker on our cd.
**Cha cha:** For me this is the aim of the whole band. I want one of those stickers!
**Me:** You like to play live but a lot of your music is pre-recorded, so what do you think constitutes a live gig?
**Kinky:** Us being there doing it and getting the experience.
**Charlie:** It's all about the audience, it doesn't matter if you can play instruments or not. One of the best gigs i've seen had two saxophone players and a DAT. So who is to distinguish? It's about making a connection.
**Molly:** You never know what's going to happen live.
**Cha cha:** Have you ever seen us live to make a comment like that?!
**Charlie:** There are instruments on stage and people miss that. Two guitars, two turntables and 4 microphones. People forget that we really are hip hop and for that you only need two turntables and a microphone.
**Cha cha:** I think we do more than most people. Our gigs are such an event.
**Kinky:** We get dressed up and have a good time.
**Cha cha:** We make it a big deal. Every gig is a big deal. You put on a performance rather than stand around playing guitars. As long as we give people headaches it's okay! We're more live than any of the other shit you'll see at the Monarch.
**Me:** What is this about a mysterious fifth member?
**Charlie:** DJ Assassin hardly ever turns up because he lives in Cornwall, which is further than Brussels and harder to get to. He usually does the turntables and writes the songs with me and whoever.
**Me:** So where do you get your samples from?
**Charlie:** Out of my cd collection. You go shopping in Wallsy Market for second hand records that's where you'll find our samples. You get the other samples from bad fifties films...
**Cha cha:** ...and Pinky and the Brain!
**Charlie:** Yeah, and if you listen to the amount of manky hiphop and jungle we listen to you'll find the rest.
**Me:** How does your label deal with it?
**Charlie:** They shit themselves on a daily basis. They have a sampling office where they just clear samples.
**Molly:** When we had a meeting with them Charlie said they'd be some problems but they said "they're not problems Charlie, they're just issues, they can be dealt with". Later they then came back with "ooh, there's a bit of a problem".
**Cha cha:** How many months did it take to clear 'Love Somebody"?
**Charlie:** Two months.
**Kinky:** Seemed longer though 'cos we couldn't do anything whilst it was going on.
(A sound tech jumps in and tells us to hurry because they need to do a soundcheck. Charlie strikes him a deal to record their set in payment for two cans of beer. Cha Cha is mortified 'cos they only have three... We have one minute to close the interview).
**Me:** Your website makes continued reference to being a gypsy band, why?
**Charlie:** 'Cos we've all got gypsy blood.
**Me:** What do you think of the way gypsies and travellers are treated in this country and is there a difference between the two?
**Charlie:** No there's no difference. And try going to Slovakia if you think they have problems here.
**Me:** Could the Fighting Cocks have formed anywhere other than London?
**Charlie:** Yeah, sure. There are loads of bands out there doing what we do.
**Me:** But has being in London meant you were the one to be picked up?
**Kinky:** We're lucky to be in London.
**Cha cha:** it could have happened elsewhere but it would probably have been a lot slower.
**Kinky:** it would have happened wherever we were.
**Charlie:** I know the way we got picked up, so no it doesn't matter where you're from. But it does matter what you do afterwards. It is easier to be in London, it's not hard to walk down your local to play a gig.
**Me:** So what's next?
**Charlie:** Single out in July/August with an album out after that but I have no idea when.
**Cha cha:** TV series. No really! LWT have been following us and recorded gigs here and at the Red Eye. They're doing a fly on the wall documentary on us because....they're mad!
And that was that as they ran off to sound check. Fighting Cocks can be
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Seeking a restricted driver's license after DUI
Posted by Albert Hansen | May 01, 2019 | 0 Comments
You've climbed behind the wheel when you were unfit to drive, and the result is of a DUI/OUI conviction. Your life may seem in disarray and your livelihood may be hanging in the balance. Fortunately, you do have some options for getting certain driving privileges restored.
New Hampshire and Maine both have restricted driving license programs for people found guilty of DUI/OUI. These programs differ somewhat from state to state, but the offender has an opportunity to resume driving for work, medical care and attending college classes.
In Maine and New Hampshire, the states grant restricted driving privileges if there is no other viable alternative for the DUI/OUI offender to get to and from essential activities. Both states are largely rural, so it's vital for many residents with a DUI conviction to obtain a restricted driver's license.
A first-time DUI conviction in Maine results in a 150-month driver's license suspension. When the license has been reinstated, the state issues a probationary license for one year. When applying for a restricted driver's license, you must prove there is no other viable transportation alternative for work, school or medical appointments.
Employment restricted:The license holder can drive to and from work as well as drive at work for business purposes only.
Medical restricted: A physician must sign and notarize the driver's application, and it's only granted to the driver or driver's immediate family for the sole purpose of getting to and from essential medical appointments.
Educational restricted: The state will issue a restricted license to students for driving to and from school, but only for regularly scheduled classes. It does grant driving privileges for extra-circular activities, sports and meetings.
In New Hampshire, a first DUI/OUI conviction results in a minimum of nine months and maximum of two years of suspended license. You need to petition the judge in court and provide proof that alternative forms of transportation are not available. But a few other conditions must be met. The applicant must pass an alcohol and drug screening to conclude if the DUI offender has an ongoing substance abuse problem. If the applicant tests positive for alcohol or drugs, then he or she must successfully meet the criteria for the Department of Health and Human services driver's education program.
In addition, you will have to procure SR-22 insurance and an ignition interlock device to be eligible.
To obtain a restricted driver's license, you need to meet the following criteria.
Employment or seeking employment: The driver must be currently employed or actively seeking a job. The driver uses the motor vehicle to attend job training.
Drug treatment/rehab: No alternative mode of transportation is available for getting to or from an alcohol or drug treatment or rehabilitation program.
Medical care: The driver or member of the driver's immediate family requires regular and sustained medical treatment. The driver and/or driver's family uses the motor vehicle for the sole purpose of receiving the medical treatment.
Educational purposes: New Hampshire will often grant a restricted driver's license for the exclusive purpose of traveling to and from an accredited school or institution.
A DUI conviction in Maine or New Hampshire is a serious crime that will result in significant fines, fees, possible jail time, and at the minimum some driving restrictions. But a DUI conviction does not prevent you from living your life or earning a living.
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Europe, Middle East, Africa. If the Speakers sound device is not listed, right-click anywhere on the Playback tab of the Sound window, and then select both the Show Disabled Devices and the Show Disconnected Devices options. If sound is not restored, go to Step 4: Restoring the original audio driver quickly resets audio settings for the sound hardware and causes Windows to reinitialize the sound configuration. Highlight and right-click Sound, video and game controllers. To begin troubleshooting, disconnect all possible external sound devices, such as digital audio, external speakers, and ear and head phones. Troubleshooting specific problems If you continue to experience problems after restoring sound to the Notebook computer internal speakers, select a problem below to address specific issues.
Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. The sound should now be restored. The Driver Recovery process in the HP Recovery Manager restores audio drivers for the sound hardware that came pre-installed on the computer.
Laptops by Dan Ackerman Dec 19, Return to Step 2: This can result in the controls in the sound mixer being grayed out.
Laptops by Justin Jaffe Nov 21, Desktops by Lori 653w Nov 26, Click Startenter device in the search field, and then select Device Manager from the list. Video Memory Memory Allocation Technology. Check the volume and mute settings to continue troubleshooting. It is important to know what type of speakers is compatible with your computer.
The Windows System Restore utility restores system files to a specific point in time, called a restore point.
Low volume problems Use these steps to increase sound volume:. You also may see an "X" character appear on the speaker icon in the notification area. Right-click the name of the audio device listed under Sound, video and game controllersand then click Update Driver Software.
Drag the slider bars to the highest volume settings, and then test the sound again. If the sound icon does not appear in the taskbar, the audio drivers may need to be updated. The steps in this document describe how to troubleshoot and fix the problem when there is no sound coming from the internal or external Notebook speakers.
Install an updated audio drivers. For more detailed instructions on how to adjust the volume setting for your particular monitor, please refer to the manufacturer's documentation for the monitor.
Click the icon to toggle between mute and sound. To resolve this issue, you should restore the original audio driver for the device. Click Starttype recovery into the search field, and then select Recovery Manager from the list. If the Speakers sound option is Disabledright-click Speakersand then select the Enable option.
If the sound device is still not working properly, go to Step 7: Perform a simple sound system test to continue troubleshooting. Also, the selected Windows Vista power management scheme might be reducing computer performance.
Double-click the sound icon in the task bar, and then select Mixer to display controls for all of the sound applications.


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Nursing school can be an expensive endeavor, regardless of the school or program you choose. In addition to the costs of tuition and registration, there are additional expenses such as textbooks and school supplies, room and board, and general living expenses. In order to make an informed decision about which school to attend, it is important to factor all of these expenses into your budget.
Nursing school expenses can vary drastically and depend on a number of factors. The type of school is one important consideration. Public universities tend to be more affordable than private universities. The type of program is another major determinant of cost. For example, the quickest and least expensive option is a certified nursing assistant (CNA) certificate program. CNA programs are offered at community colleges and only take several weeks to complete. However, nursing assistants earn significantly less than nurses who pursued lengthier and more rigorous educational programs. In the state of Florida, CNAs can expect to earn around $23,000 per year. By contrast, after an educational program that lasts 12 to 18 months, licensed practical nurses (LPNs) earn approximately $41,000 per year. The state's registered nurses (RNs), who must pursue a two-year associate's degree or a four-year bachelor's degree, can expect to earn around $60,000 per year. Although the four-year bachelor's degree is the most expensive and time-consuming, it also has the highest return on investment.
To help students make wise financial decisions about nursing school, we have compiled below a list of Florida colleges and universities with nursing programs, ranked from most to least expensive.


Blocks – what are they and are they real?
Right up until early last year, I had always only associated the term 'block' with writers, as in, writers block, a phrase so stigmatised that some writers are loathe to even say the words.
Day by day, we so often live our emotions dictated by the reactions and responses of the people around us. We feel hurt when others don't agree with our point of view, or when someone says something off-hand and thoughtless. We almost always take it upon ourselves to bear the burden of emotion.
I have recently been contemplating the word Work a lot and I have been wondering whether the word work conjures the same mental images for you as it does for me? You see, when I think of the word Work, I think of effort and difficulty and…not so much pain, but certainly not ease.


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Please see sections below for information regarding general student and classroom policies/expectations. We encourage you to also reach out to your student's teacher(s) for more details or if you have any questions.
Classroom Celebrations
Curriculum Nights
Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying
Parent/Teacher Communication
Student Cell Phones & Electronic Devices
Student Placement Procedures
Technology & Network Acceptable Use
During Curriculum Night, teachers will share a plan for classroom celebrations.
Please do not send balloon bouquets to school – they are not allowed on buses and cause distraction in the classroom. Invitations for after school birthday celebrations should not be distributed at school.
Teachers will share expectations, standards, goals, plans, and curriculum for the coming school year at Curriculum Night. Parents are strongly encouraged to attend these informative meetings. Dates will be announced and added to the school calendar on the website.
The Northshore School District strives to provide students with optimal conditions for learning by maintaining a school environment where everyone is treated with respect and no one is physically or emotionally harmed.
In order to ensure respect and prevent harm, it is a violation of district policy for a student to be harassed, intimidated, bullied or cyber bullied by others in the school community, at school sponsored events, or when such actions create a substantial disruption to the educational process. The school community includes all students, school employees, school board members, contractors, unpaid volunteers, families, patrons, and other visitors. Harassment because of a student's race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, including gender expression or identity, mental or physical disability, or other distinguishing characteristics is prohibited Incidents of bullying, intimidation, or harassment may be reported orally or in writing to any staff member.
For more information or if you have been a victim of Harassment, Intimdation or Bullying, please visit the district site related to this topic to find a form and return it to the Main Office at Moorlands.
Items found at school are taken to the rack in front of the gym or to the main office. The rack will be outside of the gym around 8:30 a.m., throughout the school day and for about 30 minutes after school lets out. Check the rack frequently for any lost items.
Please help to minimize lost items by labeling all of your child's clothing. Donations are made throughout the school year.
Effective communication between school and home contributes to quality education for students. Every effort is made at Moorlands to keep you well informed about school procedures, policies and events, as well as the progress of your student throughout the year. We welcome your efforts as well to keep us informed of your students' needs and any concerns you may have.
The school year is divided into quarters and semesters. The first reporting period is in November. Parent/Teacher conferences will held in late November.
At the end of the first quarter, a progress report will be sent home and will coincide with the Parent/Teacher conferences. At the end of the third quarter, you might also receive a progress report. Check with your student's teacher(s) to determine the policy in that particular classroom.
At the end of the first semester and end of the year, report cards are issued to students.
We encourage parents to contact the teacher if they have a concern about their child's progress at any time.
Procedures for orderly evacuation in case of fire, earthquake and/or a lock-down are taught and drills are held throughout the year.
These drills can be distressing for children and our staff will do everything they can to minimize the anxiety these situations can cause. Whenever possible, students are notified well in advance of these drills occurring.
School supplies are requested but not required per grade. A list of recommended supplies will be made available on the school website prior to the start of the next school year.
Teachers may request additional supplies for their individual classrooms and you can check with your student throughout the year to replenish supplies as needed.
Students are not to use personal cell phones or other electronic devices throughout the school day. We understand that some students might bring them to campus to communicate with parents after school, but we request that you communicate to your child that they are not to be brought out or used during school hours and that they can come to the office to use the phones in there if they need to reach a parent during the day.
Moorlands follows NSD School Board policy with regard to behavioral expectations and discipline procedures designed to ensure a safe, respectful learning environment for all students.
Moorlands PRIDE is the acronym used to highlight the five behaviors Moorlands Mustangs exhibit to support their success at school: respectful, caring, responsible, ready to learn, and safe.
The student council is an organization that works to foster positive leadership, student involvement in decision-making and school pride. During the school year each class elects a student council representative and an alternate. The student council will meet once a month and will decide on their focus and goals for the year at one of the first meetings.
At the end of May, the principal meets with teachers to begin class formations for the next school year. Factors such as academic abilities, behavior, social mix and boy/girl ratio are considered. Students are grouped carefully to create balanced classes.
Parent input may be given on our Parent Input form in late May. Parent input is considered and we appreciate your trust and support in the placement decision for your child.
Technology is an important part of our students' every day lives both inside and outside the classroom. The district provides technology for students to use for educational purposes throughout the day and expect that they follow the School Board's Procedures regarding responsible usage of this equipment. Please read more about Digital Citizenship policies on our district site.
Northshore schools continue to be among the safest schools in the state. However, all of us in the community must work together to ensure that our schools remain safe. It is unfortunate that firearms and dangerous weapons threaten the safety of children and youth. To address this issue consistent with recent state and federal legislation, Northshore has adopted school board policy concerning the Regulation of Dangerous Weapons and procedures concerning weapons in the Statement of Rights and Responsibilities Concerning Student Conduct.
Under the law (RCW 9.41.280) *, it is a gross misdemeanor for any person (student, staff, parent or patron) to carry a firearm or dangerous weapon onto school property, including school buses, school and non-school facilities being used for school activities. It is illegal for any student or non-student under 18 years of age to have a weapon on campus, regardless of whether the weapon is in a locked vehicle and the owner has the proper permits. The law also requires that schools have signs prohibiting the presence of guns. Northshore's schools have signs stating that schools are gun and drug free zones.
It is very important that students and parents understand the consequences of violating this law and district policy. A weapons violation may constitute grounds for immediate expulsion from the district subject to due process and the right to appeal. If a student brings a firearm to school, legislation provides that the student be expelled from the state's public schools for one year. If a dangerous weapon other than a firearm is involved, a student may also be suspended.
Objects used as a weapon or that look like weapons, such as toy guns or knives, may be treated in the same manner as real weapons. School officials must notify law enforcement of a weapons violation. Other school districts may refuse to admit students expelled for such an offense. The law and district policy is presented in the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook Concerning Student Conduct in the Behavioral Violations section on Weapons.


Essential packing items, various size boxes, white packing paper, tissue paper, black marker, tape and tape dispenser, box cutter knife, bubble wrap, mattress protector bags and lounge suite protectors.
It's a good idea to use a couple of different size boxes, smaller stronger boxes for packing heavy items, larger boxes for packing lighter bulky items, remember if the boxes are all different sizes they won't stack well into your storage unit, if they're all the same size you can stack them neatly and efficiently like a block wall.
You can often ask for free boxes from department stores, they have a recycle bin for their boxes, its important to pick boxes that are the same size. You can reuse second hand boxes that are destined to be recycled, remember it's environmentally friendly to recycle your cardboard boxes once you've finished with them.
Packing and labelling boxes room by room saves time and will make your life easier when you come to unpack later on.
Pack everything into boxes, it will protect your belongings from damage, it's easier to transport and easier and safer to stack the boxes in your storage unit.
Label your cardboard boxes on two sides and on the top, face the label to the front so you can always see what's inside each box, and write its destination i.e. kitchen, lounge, bedroom? This will also save you time if you need to find something that's been packed away, and if it's been some time, you'll have forgotten what's inside the boxes.
Fridge and freezers need to be emptied, defrosted and dried out before moving, preferably the night before moving day. Drain out the hoses on your washing machine.
Dismantle as many objects as possible, e.g. beds, tables, swing sets and cots.
Use a plastic mattress protector to cover mattresses, plastic covers for lounge suites and chairs.
To prevent an injury pack heavy items like books, dinner plates and tools in small boxes under 20kgs which are easier to lift.
Fill your boxes to the top, half empty boxes may bulge or collapse damaging the contents. Tape yourboxes securely across from side to side in both directions on the top and the bottom.
Protect fragile and breakable items by wrapping each item in paper or bubble wrap, put some lighter items on top if the box is getting too heavy, cushions and towels are great for filling gaps at the top.
Always write FRAGILE or put a FRAGILE sticker on boxes with breakables.
Any goods that are illegal, stolen, inflammable, explosive, environmentally harmful, hazardous, perishable or that are a risk to the property or any person. e.g. Chlorine, acid, paint and petrol.
Fridge and freezers, tape the doors shut in transit, and transport them the correct way up.
FRAGILE boxes with breakables should always transported be on top of other boxes or in the car, never underneath heavy boxes.
Remember, you're paying for the floor space, so make the most efficient use of the available space, including the floor to ceiling height of your storage unit.
A small space will cost you less if it's packed tightly and efficiently. If you intend to visit your storage unit frequently, then a larger well organised space that you can access might be more convenient for you?
Fridge and freezers, remove the tape from transporting and leave the doors open to avoid mould and a bad smell over time, store them the correct way up, and cover with a blanket or sheet by drapping it over top for protection.
Use a plastic protectors to cover mattresses, lounge suites and chairs, but don't seal them up with tape, you need to allow them to breath, they can sweat if they're sealed and packed tightly inbetween other belongings.
Pack large heavy bulky items (wardrobes, cupboards and fridges) on the ground at the rear of the storage unit, stack smaller lighter items on top of these, boxes can be placed underneath or inside larger objects like tables. Always stack heavy items on the bottom, to light items on top. Same size boxes can be stacked neatly floor to ceiling against a wall to maximise your storage space. Items such as lounge suites, beds and tables can be placed on their ends or sides to save space.
Don't place heavy or sharp objects on top of upholstered furniture; be careful with leather items.
If you need to access some items or boxes while your belongings are in storage, make sure you remember to pack these at the front with labels clearly visible. You don't want to have to unpack the storage unit, just to find an important box at the back.
Wipe out fridges and freezers, and let them rest after moving them, the gases need time to settlebefore you plug them in and turn them on.
Move each box to its final destination before unpacking, i.e. kitchen, bathroom, garage.


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Монтевидео може и да се односи на:

 Монтевидео (Сан Педро), насеље у савезној држави Коавила у Мексику
 Монтевидео (Виља Корзо), насеље у савезној држави Чијапас у Мексику
 Монтевидео (Виљафлорес), насеље у савезној држави Чијапас у Мексику
 Монтевидео (Хенерал Елиодоро Кастиљо), насеље у савезној држави Гереро у Мексику
 Монтевидео, Барио Монтевидео (Сан Педро ел Алто), насеље у савезној држави Оахака у Мексику
 Монтевидео (Бустаманте), насеље у савезној држави Тамаулипас у Мексику
 Монтевидео (Вега де Алаторе), насеље у савезној држави Веракруз у Мексику


This deck is a regular Mandolin 809 Bicycle back deck. All the cards in this deck have been shortened a fraction of an inch, similar to a Svengali deck.
Quality: Richard Turner worked directly with USPCC manufacturing to ensure the new Bicycle 809 Mandolin has a superior cut and quality. These are exquisitely crafted decks! Once you feel these cards you will never want to put them down. Jon Racherbaumer, Bill Kalush, Alan Ackerman, Johnny Thompson, Richard Kaufman, Jason England, Justin Miller, Steve Haynes, David Ben, and other pros have tested and enthusiastically approved of the Mandolins.
Mandolins also are the only deck on the market featuring the classic "full-back" Bicycle card case that so many performers prefer.


Telecom NZ's market share was already falling before 2009. Then, the communications minister Steven Joyce announced plans for an ultrafast broadband network.
According to IDC Research, Telecom NZ, now Spark, held a 59.1 percent market share in the fourth quarter of 2007. By the same quarter in 2009 it was down to 54.3 percent.
Today, Spark is still the nation's largest telco. Its market share is down to just 38 percent.
The two measures are not the same thing. Spark's 38 percent share comes from the Commerce Commission draft liability allocation process. IDC measured total revenue market share.
Although the Commerce Commission used a different market share calculation, the result is so different to the earlier IDC estimate, that it's clear there has been a major shift in market structure. Ultrafast broadband has changed the industry dynamic.
It's not obvious this means greater competition. Between 2009 and 2016 Telecom NZ demerged its Chorus business unit. This is now a separate company.
According to the Commerce Commission figures, Chorus has a 22 percent market share. Add this to the Spark share and you are, in effect, back in 2007 only this time Telecom NZ is two separate companies.
There is no doubt Spark and Chorus compete. Spark's recent fixed wireless launch was a competitive shot across Chorus' bows.
But can we be confident the market is more competitive than before?
Vodafone was number two in 2007 and 2009. It is still number two today with almost the same market share.
This is remarkable considering Vodafone swallowed TelstraClear in 2012. In 2009 before the UFB project started TelstraClear was number three.
It is as if TelstraClear's entire New Zealand business evaporated.
2degrees didn't exist in 2007 and was only weeks old by the fourth quarter of 2009. It has come from almost nowhere to take the number four market position. That's a competitive win of sorts, but not much.
Nothing 2degrees does challenges or threatens the two larger players. It is about one quarter the size of Vodafone and less than 20 percent the size of Spark. More to the point, 2degrees has yet to make a profit.
Vocus is an interesting newcomer. According to the Commerce Commission calculation it only represents three percent of the market. That's not much more than the 2.4 or 2.3 percent its parts CallPlus and Orcon accounted for in 2007 and 2009.
Not much change there either.
After Vocus the remaining players are tiny. Their market shares amount to little more than rounding errors.
The main change between 2007 and 2016 is that Telecom NZ is now two separate companies. Consolidation means there are two less major players elsewhere. The net effect is one less major telecommunications company.
Chorus is wholesale only. Which means customers have two less retail telecommunications companies to choose from. There is a long tail of small entreprenurial service providers who may or may not be thriving. Yet it us hard to argue the market is more competitive than it was a decade ago.
Another way to gauge competition is to look at how much money the main telcos make today compared with in 2007.
In 2007 and 2009 Telecom NZ had revenues of about NZ$5.6 billion in both years. Net earnings in 2007 were about $850 million and $400 million in 2009.
In 2015 Spark had revenues of around $3.5 billion and Chorus took about $1 billion. Together that's $4.5 billion. The total is more than a billion less than Telecom NZ made when its was still a single business.
Spark's 2015 net profit was $375 million while Chorus net earnings were $91 million. A total of $466 million. That's a better collective performance than 2009, but well below the 2007 figure.
In 2009 Vodafone NZ reported revenues of $1.6 billion and $260 million profit. By 2015 total revenue, including TelstraClear, was $2 billion with a $120 million loss. In part Vodafone is still absorbing the TelstraClear business it acquired in 2012.
You could argue the billion dollars revenue Spark and Chorus did not make is money business and consumers might otherwise still be paying. If that's the case, then the reforms have delivered a cost benefit to customers.
Otherwise, it's not yet clear the market is more competitive than it was a decade ago.


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John Edwards Holbrook est un zoologiste américain, né le  à Beaufort en Caroline du Sud et mort le  à North Wrentham, près de Norfolk dans le Massachusetts.

Biographie
Il fait des études de médecine à l'université Brown et à l'université d'État de Pennsylvanie où il obtient son titre de docteur en 1818. Il pratique un temps à Boston avant de partir en 1819 à l'université d'Édimbourg pour compléter sa formation de médecin.

Il séjourne aussi à Paris où il se lie d'amitié avec les grands naturalistes français comme Georges Cuvier (1769-1832), André Marie Constant Duméril (1774-1860), Gabriel Bibron (1806-1848) et Achille Valenciennes (1794-1865), personnalités qui auront une grande influence sur son œuvre.

Il retourne aux États-Unis en 1822 et ouvre un cabinet à Charleston en Caroline du Sud. En 1824, il devient professeur-adjoint d'anatomie à l'École de médecine de Caroline du Sud dont il est l'un des créateurs. Durant la guerre civile américaine, il officie, malgré son âge, comme chirurgien au sein de l'armée confédérée.

À la fin de la guerre, il abandonne la recherche scientifique, notamment parce qu'il perd ses collections et ses manuscrits lors du sac de Charleston par les troupes nordistes.

Il publie de nombreux ouvrages importants sur les poissons de son pays : Southern Ichthyology (1847) et Ichthyology of South Carolina (1857).

Dans le domaine de l'herpétologie, il fait paraître entre 1836 et 1840, North American Herpetology (qui connaît une réédition augmentée en 1842). Il y décrit toutes les espèces des États-Unis connues à son époque, la plupart se trouvant à l'est du Mississippi. L'importance de cet ouvrage, notamment pour la clarification taxinomique qu'il apporte fait considérer Holbrook comme le père de l'herpétologie américaine.

L'illustration joue un grand rôle dans l'importance de l'œuvre. Holbrook emploie au moins 17 artistes différents et les animaux sont dessinés, autant que possible, d'après des spécimens vivants.

Il est élu en 1868 à la National Academy of Sciences en reconnaissance pour ses travaux en herpétologie et en ichtyologie.

Annexes

Bibliographie
Kraig Adler (1989). Contributions to the History of Herpetology, Society for the study of amphibians and reptiles.

Liens externes

Herpétologiste américain
Ichtyologiste américain
Naissance en décembre 1794
Naissance à Beaufort (Caroline du Sud)
Décès en septembre 1871
Décès à 76 ans
Étudiant de l'université de Pennsylvanie


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Q: Update a child row I have a problem with a foreign key attribute in my data base Cannot add or update a child row i think the problem is here in the code bellow :
    @RequestMapping( value = "/saveeeee", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public ModelAndView doSave(@RequestParam("user_id") String user_id, @RequestParam("username") String username,@RequestParam("password") String password,@RequestParam("rol") String rol){
    ModelAndView mv = new ModelAndView("redirect:/utilisateurs");
    User op;
    op = new User();

    Role ro;
    ro = new Role();

    ro.setRole(rol);

    if(!user_id.isEmpty()){
        op =(User)appRepo.findOne(Integer.parseInt(user_id));
    } else {
        op = new User();
    }

    op.setUsername(username);
    op.setPassword(passwordEncoder.encode(password));
    ro.setUser(op);
    ro.setUsername(op.getUsername());

    op.setRo(ro);

    appRepo.save(op);
    return mv;
}

The entities :
import javax.persistence.*;

@Entity
@Table(name = "users")
public class User {

public Role ro;
public int user_id;
public String username;
public String password;
public int enabled = 1;

public User() {
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public User(String username, String password, int enabled) {
    this.username = username;
    this.password = password;
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}

@Id
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public int getUser_id() {
    return user_id;
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public void setUser_id(int user_id) {
    this.user_id = user_id;
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@OneToOne(cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
@JoinColumn(name = "username", referencedColumnName = "username", insertable = false, updatable = false)
public Role getRo() {
    return ro;
}

public void setRo(Role ro) {
    this.ro = ro;
}

@Column(name = "username")
public String getUsername() {
    return username;
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public void setUsername(String username) {
    this.username = username;
}

@Column(name = "password")
public String getPassword() {
    return password;
}

public void setPassword(String password) {
    this.password = password;
}

@Column(name = "enabled")
public int getEnabled() {
    return enabled;
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public void setEnabled(int enabled) {
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import java.io.Serializable;

@Entity
@Table(name = "user_roles")
public class Role implements Serializable {

public int user_role_id;
public String username;
public String role;
public User user;

public void setUser_role_id(int user_role_id) {
    this.user_role_id = user_role_id;
}

@OneToOne(mappedBy = "ro")
public User getUser() {
    return user;
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public void setUser(User user) {
    this.user = user;
}

public Role(String username, String role) {
    this.username = username;
    this.role = role;
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public Role() {
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@Id
@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
public int getUser_role_id() {
    return user_role_id;
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@Column(name = "username")
public String getUsername() {
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public void setUsername(String username) {
    this.username = username;
}

@Column(name = "role")
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    return role;
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My sql shema :
CREATE TABLE `users` (
`user_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`username` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
`password` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
`enabled` tinyint(4) NOT NULL DEFAULT '1',
PRIMARY KEY (`username`),
UNIQUE KEY `user_id` (`user_id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=17 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1

CREATE TABLE `user_roles` (
`user_role_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`username` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
`role` varchar(20) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`user_role_id`),
UNIQUE KEY `uni_username_role` (`role`,`username`),
KEY `fk_username_idx` (`username`),
CONSTRAINT `fk_username` FOREIGN KEY (`username`) REFERENCES `users`
(`username`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=4 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1

My error is :
om.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLIntegrityConstraintViolationException: Cannot add or update a child row: a foreign key constraint fails (database.user_roles, CONSTRAINT fk_username FOREIGN KEY (username) REFERENCES users (username))


Victorians had great interest in sea creatures and the well to do often displayed their aguatic collections in elaborate fish tanks and went to great lengths to keep them properly stocked as described in this article.
What is there about a fountain's allure that entices the rushing passerby to slow down and linger, the world weary soul to seek out its comfort, and intrigues even the local wildlife? While it's harder to quantify the almost mystical appeal, it's not so difficult to document that fountains have held a special attraction throughout history. An ancient stone fountain from 2000 BC is one of the earliest artifacts demonstrating success in controlling water for more than practical purposes. Advancements in hydraulics enabled Renaissance artists to "sculpt" water itself as it surged from grand fountains dominating European plazas and palace gardens. But it was the Victorians whoAntique garden fountain by Mott extolled fountains for their outright health benefits and also downsized them for more intimate pleasures, small enough to even fit into parlors.
"It was all about health in the 19th century," notes Sara Cedar Miller, historian and photographer for the New York Central Park Conservancy. In fact, "the first fountain in City Hall Park celebrated the Croton Water system that made New York City healthy." Through massive reservoirs and aqueduct systems constructed in the 1800's, growing populations in urban centers throughout the United States began to thrive from the benefits of clean water. Perhaps the most iconic fountain dedicated to water as a healing agent is in NYC's Central Park. American sculptor Emma Stebbins unveiled her bronze Bethesda Fountain towering over the park terrace in 1873, equating its arrival of "pure wholesome water" to an angel's visit. The Angel of the Waters, as the fountain is more familiarly known, is a monumental figure whose feet barely seem to touch the rocks from which water springs, and whose right hand reaches out to bless with good health those standing below. Is it any coincidence that Race for the Cure (a nationally sponsored event for breast cancer awareness) passes this fountain annually?
Today, tap water's purity is common enough without warranting an ironworks fanfare beyond a faucet, but fountains retain their association with good health for reasons resonating from the past. There is something within the human spirit that becomes refreshed in a fountain's presence. As the waters trickle, dance, splash, defy gravity in plumes that fall into cascades, a peacefulness washes away anxieties, engaging the beholder in a most primal delight. Depending on the volume of its rush, a landscape of water can literally drown out unpleasant ambient sounds. As irresistible as flowers to butterflies, a fountain invites passing songbirds to perch nearby and harmonize with the music of falling water. Today, a fountain can be a prescription for healing a psyche stressed by the troubles of modern times.
The owners of a Queen Anne house on Long Island invested in one such fountain-as-tranquilizer. Found in a condition that teamed extreme neglect with considerable damage, the antique fountain was repaired, repatinated, refitted with plumbing hardware and finally restored to completion with an antique basin. Installed on the side of their yard, the fountain transmuted the small area into the grandeur of a villa. For him, the fountain is a time portal allowing his eyes and ears to experience the exact same sensory details that Victorians did. For her, the fountain's restoration has returned the favor by restoring her spirits with its soothing serenity.
JW Fiske fountainResearching their fountain, the couple found that it is "Dolphin and Figure No. 5" manufactured by J.W. Fiske Iron Works. Further investigation yielded a fascinating history and yet another reason why an antique can offer more than a reproduction or new fabrication. "Beauty, creativity, design, quality, investment, aesthetics, our heritage -- it's what I'm all about," explains Joan Bogart of Joan Bogart Antiques specializing in fine garden and interior antiques. Joan Bogart, too, has done her research and relishes telling the stories of the prior "lives" of some of the pieces she offers for sale. For example, standing at five feet tall, the signed "Boy and Boot Fountain" (also a Fiske with its original frog and turtle basin) came from the center of a village owned entirely by a single gentleman. Her documented fountains speak in peaceful flowing tones to knowledgeable collectors, some of whom rely on her expertise in referring a landscaper to assist in installation, others preferring the DIY approach.
Shirley Hibberd, the leading gardening author of his day, gave his 19th century readers practical advice that applies to present day readers: place the fountain where trees are not apt to shed their leaves into the basin, where there is or can be planted "the grace of accompanying vegetation," and where viewing the fountain can be maximally appreciated.


Dec 15, 2013 @ 02:53 PM — by Retina Associates, P.A.
Congratulation to staff and family members that participated in the Run for Vision 5K in New Orleans while attending the American Academy of Ophthalmology in November, 2013. In addition to having a blast, they helped raise over $17,000 for the Eye Bank Association of America! Way to go, all!


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Q: Operation on data read from a file The following operation returns -0.20 which is fine:
a=[1.,5]
x=a[0]
y=a[1]
z=(-1*x)/(x*y)
print ("{0:.2f}".format(z))

However, as soon as I read the same data from a file it doesn't work. Why?
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'str' and 'str'
my_file=open("tmp.txt")
for lines in my_file:
    x=lines.split()
    x0=x[0]
    x1=x[1]
print x0,x1
y=(-1*x1)/(x0+x1)

A: You have to cast the variables to integers:
x0 = int(x[0])
x1 = int(x[1])

In addition, the loop resets the variables x0 and x1 each loop, so the value of y will be based only on the last line.


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Any government that issues its own currency (e.g. not Greece) could, in theory, continue to create money without limit. The idea that governments either have to tax or borrow in order to spend is really just a consequence of the legal and institutional infrastructure we, as a society, have created. Things could be otherwise, but when the monetary printing press is in the hands of politicians, the temptation to inflate currency is strong.
There is the fear that excessive printing of money and subsequent spending will lead to inflation, then hyperinflation, and then eventual abandonment of the currency. Further, assuming the limited nature of economic resources, if the government has unlimited amounts of money, then it could potentially control all of those resources, essentially "crowding out" the private sector. Obviously, this is problematic for some, and any attempt to compete with the government in utilizing resources leads to a bidding up of the price of those resources. (See also: Worst Hyperinflations in History).
To mitigate these fears, modern governments have delegated the responsibility of money issuance to independent central banks, hoping to keep fiscal policy considerations separate from monetary policy ones. Since the primary goal of central banks is to maintain price stability (usually interpreted as low and stable inflation of around 2% a year), governments cannot depend on central banks to fund their operations and must either rely on tax revenue or, like everyone else, borrow money in private markets.
The willingness of the private sector to hold government debt will depend on the return and riskiness of that debt relative to alternative investments. Any government that issues debt far in excess of what it could collect in taxes is perceived as an excessively risky investment and will likely have to pay increasingly higher interest rates. Thus, a government's fiscal policy has definite market constraints.
However, central banks have the power to manipulate interest rates. In fact, it is interest rates that they are targeting when they carry out their daily open market operations (OMO) to achieve price stability. The central bank typically states an interest rate target it believes will help it achieve its inflation target, and then increases or decreases the reserves of commercial banks through asset purchases – typically short-term government bonds – in order to achieve that target (QE has extended these purchases to other assets like MBSs as well as longer term government debt). (See also: Open Market Operations vs. Quantitative Easing).
The central bank then, by purchasing government bonds in private markets can keep interest rates low, and in a sense, monetize government debt. However, these daily OMO are not what the more hawkish types have in mind when they talk about government debt monetization. What they have in mind is when central banks, by using their power to create money, accommodate massive deficit spending by the government, inflating the government's debt to levels where it is not clear how or if it will ever be paid off. Such a move causes one to wonder how independent the central bank really is.
At a level of government debt that is more than 230% of its GDP, Japan is the most indebted nation in the world. With bond yields in negative territory, the government is now getting paid to borrow. By charging private banks interest on reserves held at the BOJ, Japan's central bank is effectively transferring wealth, and thereby the ability to control the economy's resources, from the private sector to the public sector. It amounts to a "helicopter drop" of new money that is channeled into the economy either through tax cuts or direct government spending. Sounds a lot like debt monetization.
Yet, while the potential for inflation is worrisome for the monetary hawks, inflation is actually Kuroda's intended goal. With deflationary pressures plaguing the Japanese economy, Kuroda has stated, "What's important is to show people that the BOJ is strongly committed to achieving 2 percent inflation and that it will do whatever it takes to achieve it." He is still trying to maintain the BOJ's primary monetary policy objective; it just so happens that the Japanese government is the only economic agent willing and able to spend, thus creating the aggregate demand that is so badly needed. He just doesn't want to call what he is doing "debt monetization" in hopes that people will still believe that the BOJ maintains, at the very least, a modicum of independence.


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Kingspan Insulated Panels announced Quincy McBride has joined the company as the new director of marketing for North America.
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Previously, McBride served as marketing communications manager at Morris Group International, where he conceived and executed innovative and creative marketing strategies and tactics to build brand awareness and drive growth. Prior to Morris Group International, McBride served as marketing communications manager at Proactive Management Consulting, event sales manager at InterContinental Hotels Group and as an account executive at Pearson.
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Elsa had her OFA testing completed and her Thyroid screening done all with great results!
12 puppies, 6 boys and 6 girls born January 23, 2008!!!
Madi showed for the first time this weekend. Taking a total of 6 points with a major win.!!!
Check out Elsa's show puppies on their pages.
Elsa proved to be a wonderful mom. We are so proud of her and her puppies!
Elsa at 45 days, puppies will be here soon!
Did I mention she is a great watch dog? She is endlessly patrolling the property, looking for anything out of place or just the right opportunity to play in the creek or chase deer to the propertys edge.
Elsa is ever watchful as she plays by the woods edge with her pups.
Elsa showing in the Finger Lakes.
This was Elsa's first weekend with handler Karen Mammano. WOW, two back to back Best Of Breed awards, at the Butler Kennel Club Show. Thank you Karen for a great weekend.
Elsa with handler Sam Mammano, second major win at Rubber City Dog Show 1/07/07. Thanks to Karen & Sam Mammano!
Elsa with Karen Mammano at the Rubber City Show. First of two major wins that weekend. Thanks Karen!
Elsa trying out the new whelping box just days before the event.
Elsa is feeding the two first puppies while dad Ciro cleans them up.
Elsa with her 12 pups at 3 days old.
Elsa's favorite pose, here at 4 months.
Oliver at the same age.
Elsa & Oliver clowning around!
No one loves the snow more than Elsa.
And all along we thought the deer where the ones eating the apple trees!
Elsa makes me want to pick up a camera! We won our first photo contest with this shot.
This photo is so much like our Oliver!
Elsa with Allie in the backround watch over the puppies.
Elsa watching over the pups while they play in the deep grass.
The puppies are nine weeks old and Elsa is almost back in shape and back to watching over the property and hunting.
Elsa looking over the property with pups playing near by.
Elsa hunting in the creek bed.
Elsa's mom Java was visiting last weekend and loved playing with Elsa's puppies.
Elsa showing while mom was out west meeting new edition Kenya.
Elsa reminds me so much of her father in this photo.
Elsa supervising the cutting of fire wood.
She still looks like that adorable puppy.
Elsa with dad Ridgie and pal Emma. This just moments before she dove out of the van and tried to join the Besenjis on the field. I had to dive on her just inches away from the course.
Elsa resting up for her coursing "debut."
This is Elsa moments before she made a break for the race course. Besenji's here I came!
Elsa gets a try at a short practice at the end of her big day watching the coursing! We knew she was born to run after her first day watching.
Elsa getting her JC title. This girl was born to race!
This picture tells the story of a lion hunter and her "cat". KC. Look for more info about the DOG/ CAT on his page.
Since she was very little Elsa always did this turn of the head.
Elsa at her first show in Cleveland. She is 6 months old here. Elsa's puppy Madi took her first points at the same Cleveland show 12/13/2008 and 12/14/2008!
Elsa at her first show in Cleveland the day she turned 6 months old. She was so funny getting her picture taken. She had the photographer in stiches!
Elsa's cuddle buddie is Reggie. They are inseperable! I can't wait to see him with her pups. He loves it when puppies come for boarding. Look for his anticks on the "Photo" page. Clearly our entertainer. When Elsa was 14 weeks old she thought it would be fun to yank out the Invisible Fence flags and chase Reggie with them! Nothing is funnier than that sight! This big boy being chased by this puppy running for his life and screeming like a woman! Till this day he has a hard time Lure Course racing, being that they use white bags that resemble Invisible Fence flags.
She had to be the cutiest puppy ever!
Elsa's OFA HIP Certificate with a GOOD rating.
OFA Throid test results NORMAL. If you would like to have a copy of any test results for Elsa sent to you please contact us on our "contact page".
Elsa with her blaze scarf. We put them on all the dogs during hunting season. We love Invisible Fence, the dogs are safe and happy.
Elsa is great with kids.
Elsa & Lexi by the fire.